Economic and social history of New England, 1620-1789
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Economic and social history of New England, 1620-1789
- Publication date
- 1963
- Topics
- Commerce, Economic history, Manners and customs, New England -- History, New England -- Social life and customs, New England -- Commerce, New England -- Economic conditions, New England
- Publisher
- New York, Hillary House Publishers
- Collection
- americana
- Digitizing sponsor
- Book from the collections of
- University of Michigan
- Language
- English
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2 volumes (xvi, 964 pages) 22 cm
"An unaltered and unabridged reprint of the original 1890 edition."
Includes bibliographical references
v.1: Ch. I. The founding of New England -- Home and community -- Ch. II. Aboriginal intercourse with the colonists -- Economic use of wampum -- Ch. III. Formation of the community, 1630-1640 -- Social management of common lands -- The meeting and meeting-house -- The political, religious, social community -- Ch. IV. Agriculture, fish, and furs, 1621-1639 -- Artificial prices and rates of wages -- Early travel, roads, and inns -- Ch. V. Opening of commerce, 1631-1662 -- Fur trade and the fisheries -- Larger commerce commences -- Ch. VI. Rise of homespun industries, 1640-1642 -- Cloth-making and other industries -- The communication by land -- Domestic life of the second period -- Manners and morals -- Ch. VII. The working of the navigation acts, 1662-1685 -- The fisheries -- John Hull, the merchant -- Ships and shipbuilding -- Ch. VIII. The New Englander in his home, 1663-1690 -- Towns and communities -- Effects of the Puritan social system -- Manufactures -- Travel and communications -- Finance and paper money -- Ch. IX. Privateers, pirates, and their relations to commerce, 1686-1713 -- Regular commerce -- The Pepperell family and foreign commerce -- Ch. X. Domestic development in the dark days, 1690-1713 -- Manufactures -- Home labor and manufacture the indirect support of commerce -- Ch. XI. The whale fishery, 1713-1745 -- Sperm whales and sailing voyages -- Romance and remarkable adventures --
v.2: Ch. XII. The African slave-trade, 1708-1764 -- Conduct of the importation -- Peter Faneuil in the trade -- Ch. XIII. The period of inflation, 1713-1745 -- New England industries -- Easier travel and general comfort -- The community and its administration -- Social life and customs -- Ch. XIV. Commerce after the Treaty of Utrecht, 1713-1745 -- Outlawed piracy -- The merchant armory -- Construction and management of vessels -- General commerce -- Economy of the fisheries -- Privateering -- C. XV. Peter Faneuil and the last generation of dependent colonists, 1725-1742 -- Commercial methods -- Ships, fish, and foreign trade -- Social life of the Faneuils -- Ch. XVI. Commerce from Louisburg to Quebec, 1745-1759 -- Commerce of the period -- Rum, fisheries, ships -- Privateering and illegal trade -- Ch. XVII. The last period of colonial dependence, 1745-1762 -- Currency, manufactures, agriculture -- Social life -- Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin -- Ch. XVIII. The Stamp Act and rebellion, 1763-1775 -- Rebellion -- The community, industries, manners -- Ch. XIX. The last colonial commerce, 1760-1775 -- Sugar Acts and West Indian trade -- Navigation Acts, Sugar Acts, rebellion -- Ch. XX. Revolutionary commerce, 1775-1783 -- The privateers and Elias Hasket Derby -- Ordinary commerce -- Ch. XXI. The greater community forming itself into the United States of America, 1775-1783 -- Manufactures -- Currency and finance -- Social experience -- Ch. XXII. The commerce of the confederation, 1783-1789 -- Oriental commerce and the great merchants -- The whale fishery : the slave-trade -- Ch. XXIII. The confederation seeking unity in the republic, 1783-1789 -- Economic confusion -- Manufactures -- Social intercourse
2 volumes (xvi, 964 pages) 22 cm
"An unaltered and unabridged reprint of the original 1890 edition."
Includes bibliographical references
v.1: Ch. I. The founding of New England -- Home and community -- Ch. II. Aboriginal intercourse with the colonists -- Economic use of wampum -- Ch. III. Formation of the community, 1630-1640 -- Social management of common lands -- The meeting and meeting-house -- The political, religious, social community -- Ch. IV. Agriculture, fish, and furs, 1621-1639 -- Artificial prices and rates of wages -- Early travel, roads, and inns -- Ch. V. Opening of commerce, 1631-1662 -- Fur trade and the fisheries -- Larger commerce commences -- Ch. VI. Rise of homespun industries, 1640-1642 -- Cloth-making and other industries -- The communication by land -- Domestic life of the second period -- Manners and morals -- Ch. VII. The working of the navigation acts, 1662-1685 -- The fisheries -- John Hull, the merchant -- Ships and shipbuilding -- Ch. VIII. The New Englander in his home, 1663-1690 -- Towns and communities -- Effects of the Puritan social system -- Manufactures -- Travel and communications -- Finance and paper money -- Ch. IX. Privateers, pirates, and their relations to commerce, 1686-1713 -- Regular commerce -- The Pepperell family and foreign commerce -- Ch. X. Domestic development in the dark days, 1690-1713 -- Manufactures -- Home labor and manufacture the indirect support of commerce -- Ch. XI. The whale fishery, 1713-1745 -- Sperm whales and sailing voyages -- Romance and remarkable adventures --
v.2: Ch. XII. The African slave-trade, 1708-1764 -- Conduct of the importation -- Peter Faneuil in the trade -- Ch. XIII. The period of inflation, 1713-1745 -- New England industries -- Easier travel and general comfort -- The community and its administration -- Social life and customs -- Ch. XIV. Commerce after the Treaty of Utrecht, 1713-1745 -- Outlawed piracy -- The merchant armory -- Construction and management of vessels -- General commerce -- Economy of the fisheries -- Privateering -- C. XV. Peter Faneuil and the last generation of dependent colonists, 1725-1742 -- Commercial methods -- Ships, fish, and foreign trade -- Social life of the Faneuils -- Ch. XVI. Commerce from Louisburg to Quebec, 1745-1759 -- Commerce of the period -- Rum, fisheries, ships -- Privateering and illegal trade -- Ch. XVII. The last period of colonial dependence, 1745-1762 -- Currency, manufactures, agriculture -- Social life -- Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin -- Ch. XVIII. The Stamp Act and rebellion, 1763-1775 -- Rebellion -- The community, industries, manners -- Ch. XIX. The last colonial commerce, 1760-1775 -- Sugar Acts and West Indian trade -- Navigation Acts, Sugar Acts, rebellion -- Ch. XX. Revolutionary commerce, 1775-1783 -- The privateers and Elias Hasket Derby -- Ordinary commerce -- Ch. XXI. The greater community forming itself into the United States of America, 1775-1783 -- Manufactures -- Currency and finance -- Social experience -- Ch. XXII. The commerce of the confederation, 1783-1789 -- Oriental commerce and the great merchants -- The whale fishery : the slave-trade -- Ch. XXIII. The confederation seeking unity in the republic, 1783-1789 -- Economic confusion -- Manufactures -- Social intercourse
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- Scandate
- 20050801
- Scanner
- Worldcat (source edition)
- 237624
- Year
- 1890
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